Buddhism Test

Buddhism originated in China

False

Siddhartha Gautama is better known as the Buddha

True

Siddhartha Guatama was born before Jesus

True

Buddhism is the twelfth-largest religion in Canada

True

Samsara is the law of birth, death, and rebirth, or the process of reincarnation

True

Karma is the same think as Dharma

False

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of exiled Tibetans (revered as the incarnation of Bodhisattva)

True

Divorce is forbidden

False

Husbands and wives are expected to honour, respect, and be faithful to each other

True

Buddhists venerate Buddha but do not worship him. They do this through acts like bows to show devotion and respect.

True

The vow against destroying living creatures is one of the five precepts

true

Reincarnation is the idea that until someone achieves enlightenment and nirvana, death is the end of one life and the beginning of another.

True

no. of Buddhists in Canada increased by what percentage between 1991 and 2001?

84%

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Buddhist what?

Politcal leader

Measured in no. of followers, Buddhism ranks as which religion in the world?

4th largest

The end of personal suffering and the experience of unchanging peace

Nirvana

This is the ritual of taking the newborn to a temple to be blessed and closing with the melting of a candle wax into a bowl to symbolize the union of earth, air, fire, water, and sky. The three jewels are recited on behalf of the child.

Birth Ritual

What does a worshiper do to show respect when entering a temple?

bows

What is the word for Impertenance or the belief that nothing is permanent?

Anicca

What is the word for the belief that all life involves suffering

Dukka

How is the Buddhist worship calendar regulated?

lunar calendar

Countries where Buddhism is found

India, North Korea, Nepal, South Korea, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Tibet, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Kalmykia and Vietnam.

What is the word for the idea that there is no permanent identity or existence. (Not self)

Anatta

Tibetan monks create mandalas with sand, this takes weeks to complete. What do they do then?

Sweep them away.

_______ Buddhism emphasizes enlightenment through meditation.

Zen

The Buddhist idea _______ is the idea that a person can be reborn in a form closer to enlightenment if he or she accumulates it.

merit

Celebrated on the first full moon in May, ______ is the most hallowed day and is the celebration of the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha.

Vesak

The Buddha used the Hindu techniques of ______________ as a way of gaining enlightenment.

meditation

The end of personal suffering is called ____________ and is the experience of unchanging peace.

Nirvana

A state of perfect happiness and understanding is called _______________.

Enlightenment

Someone who practices severe self-discipline or abstains from physical pleasures for religious purposes is called an _________.

Ascetic

The parent religion of Buddhism is______________.

Hinduism

The dharma asks Buddhists to be aware of the present moment and not daydream or become distracted by the past of future. This is called __________.

Mindfulness

Dharma day or _____________, marks the beginning of the Buddha's teaching.

Asalha Puja

A worshipper enters a monastery, temples, or _______, bow to show devotion and respect.

Stupas

The Buddhist creed can be summed up as the _____ _________. These are the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.

Three Jewels

Head-Shaving is a ritual for novice________.

Monks

Buddhists believe in _____________ the idea of birth after death until one achieves enlightenment.

Reincarnation

The most important symbol in Buddhism is the ______ __ _______ and has eight spokes to represent each of the steps of the eightfold path.

Wheel of Dharma

______ is love without any desire to possess but only to help others.

Metta

not confined to benevolent thought, but extends to the performance of charitable deeds, to the service of one and all.

Metta

The teachings of Buddhism

Dharma

The buddhist community

Sengha

A person who has attained enlightenment but chooses to stay on the human level of existence.

Bodhisattva

All life involves suffering.

Dukkha

Law of birth, death, and rebirth (process of reincarnation)

Samsara

escape from suffering and attaining complete peace enter this.

Nirvana

Buddhists believe in this which are often called the first Buddhist Strictures. It means the three baskets.

tripitakas

________ ________ was a Catholic Trappist monk who practiced Christian meditation, was a leader in inter religious dialogue, and was increasingly influenced by Buddhist practice.

Thomas Merton

Siddhartha Guatama lives in northern India

560-480 BCE

Two groups within Buddhism are identified in 390 BCE, these are

Theraveda and Mahayana

Asoke, Empror of India, converts to Buddhism, makes Buddhism the state religion, and sends out Buddhist Missionaries in

297 BCE

A Buddhist council agrees on Buddhist scriptures

247 BCE

In which years do Vijayanagar Buddhism develop

320-600 CE

Buddhist mission to China is in

480

In the 5th century who Bodhidharma develops excercises on which many what are based?

Martial Arts

In the 6th century Buddhism enters where?

Japan

Buddhism spreads through Tibet in?

7th-9th centuries

What happens in the 11th-15th centuries?

Buddhism goes into decline in India as Islam spreads

In which year did Chinese communist attacks on Buddhism begin

1950

IN 1989 Dalai Lama is awarded which prize?

Noble peace prize

Buddhists consider marriage a civic practice rather than a religious act (T/F)

True

The end of personal suffering and the experience of universal peace (M)

Nirvana

Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in Canada (T/F)

True

The Buddha rejected Hindu teaching on samsara (T/F)

False

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Buddhist... (MC)

Political leader

The parent religion of Buddhism is ___

Hinduism

_______ Buddhism emphasizes enlightenment through meditation

Zen

Tibetan monks creating and then sweeping away a mandala made of sand illustrates the Buddhist idea of (MC)

non-attachment

In Buddhism, a position can be reborn in a form closer to enlightenment if he or she accumulates _______

merit

The belief that nothing is permanent is called (MC)

Anicca

Siddhartha Gautama was born before Jesus (T/F)

True

The festival of _____ celebrates the birth of Siddhartha Gautama

Vesak

The main purpose of _____ is to quiet the mind to allow a person to more fully enter into the spiritual world

meditation

The Buddhist community (M)

Sangha

A ritual that involves melting candle wax into a bowl to symbolize the union of earth, air, fire, water, and sky is carried out at a... (MC)

birth

Upon entering a Buddhist place of worship, what does a worshipper do to show respect? (MC)

Bows

Buddhists take a vow against destroying living creatures (T/F)

True

Someone who practices severe self discipline or abstains from physical pleasures for religious purposes is called a(n) ____

ascetic

Loving-kindness (M)

Metta

Of the following which is the most recent event in the history of Buddhism (MC)

Buddhism enters Japan

Measured in number of followers, Buddhism ranks as which religion in the world (MC)

fourth-largest

The Buddhist creed can be summarized as the Three ____

Jewels

The teachings of Buddhism (M)

Dharma

According to Buddhist teaching, the intention behind an action is central to improving of reducing karma (T/F)

True

The belief that there is no permanent self or identity is called (MC)

Anatta

You are most likely to find Buddhists in this country (in terms of concentration of population) (MC)

Thailand

The end of personal suffering and the experience of unchanging peace is called ____

Nirvana

Reincarnation is the same as resurrection (T/F)

False

Buddhists believe that a person is _____ until he or she reaches nirvana

reincarnated

The Buddhist value of extending goodwill, caring, and warmth to others is _______

metta

The three baskets of wisdom (M)

Tripitakas

The eight spokes on the ______ of Dharma represent the central teachings of Buddhism

Wheel

The Buddhist worship calendar is regulated by (MC)

the moon

Head shaving is a ritual for novice ____

monks

A person who has achieved enlightenment but chooses the stay on the human level of existence (M)

Bodhisattva

The Dalai Lama is considered to be an incarnation of Bodhisattva (T/F)

True

Thomas ____ was a Catholic Trappist monk who became interested in interreligious dialogue with Buddhists

Merton

The law of birth, death, and rebirth (M)

Samsara

The state of being freed from having desires and personal attachments is best called (MC)

Nirvana